Superintendent Brown told the board that the piles of dirt visible in front of Perryton High School are part of a sewer-line replacement needed for upcoming construction phases.

"That was a sewer line. They're they chose to replace it now. It's a sewer line that they're gonna need throughout the, the phases. They chose to replace it now because no students were there," Brown said, adding that crews are filling back in and phase 1 work is nearly complete.

Brown said phase 2 is scheduled to begin at the end of the year and will include work on the front of the high school, which should address the current gaps in turf visible around the campus.

No change orders, costs or contractors were disclosed in the public remarks recorded in the meeting.